Chinese automotive company XPeng made a big splash last year with its Terminator-like humanoid robot, dubbed Iron. It eventually took three individuals to drag the 154-pound, five-foot-eight humanoid robot away from the prying eyes of the curious crowd. Jan 31: 🇨🇳 XPeng’s humanoid robot IRON made its street debut at MixC Shenzhen Bay…Oops… pic.twitter.com/0Uj1BaXznI — Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) January 31, 2026The damage appears to have been done. We’ve seen plenty of other humanoid robots by manufacturers stumble as well. In November, a video circulating online showed a Russian humanoid robot, dubbed AIdol, fall while trying to walk across a stage.